Awards & Recognition

Company Awards

Fortune, Fortune 500
Aetna ranked No. 43 on the Fortune list of the 500 largest U.S. corporations

Points of Life, “The Civic 50”
Aetna was recognized as one of the 50 most community-minded companies in the United States. The Civic 50
provides showcases how companies can use their time, skills and other resources to improve the quality of life in the communities where they do business.

Medicaid Health Plans of America
Three Aetna Medicaid plans were honored. Mercy Maricopa won “Most Innovative Best Practice” and the “Innovation in Behavioral Health” awards. Aetna Better Health of Ohio and Aetna Better Health of Michigan were recognized with inclusions in the Medicaid Managed Care Best Practices 2017–18 Compendium.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Aetna again earned high Medicare Star Quality Ratings for its Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug plans for 2017. Aetna has a higher percentage of Medicare members enrolled in plans rated 4 overall stars than any other publicly traded company with more than 250,000 Medicare Advantage enrollees.

National Committee for Quality Assurance
Aetna Better Health of Florida was recognized as No. 1 overall Medicaid health plan in the state of Florida for quality in clinical and consumer experience results.

National Business Group on Health, Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles Award®
Aetna was recognized in the Platinum category for the 11th consecutive year.

Institutional Investor, Most Honored Companies
Aetna again was recognized at the top of Institutional Investor’s All America Executive Team for corporate leadership and investor relations expertise.

Modern Healthcare, 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare
Chairman and CEO Mark Bertolini was named to the list for his efforts to promote measures that increase access, lower costs and improve quality.

Committee for Economic Development, Peter G. Peterson Business Statesmanship Award
The committee gave Chairman and CEO Mark Bertolini its highest honor, which recognizes corporate leaders who champion issues in the public interest and hold themselves to the highest standard of ethics and integrity.

Fortune, 2017 Most Powerful Women
Aetna President Karen Lynch was ranked 21st among the 50 most influential and powerful women in business.

Modern Healthcare, Top 25 Women in Healthcare
Aetna President Karen Lynch was ranked one of the top women in health care in 2017.

Employment and Diversity Awards

DiversityInc, Top 50 Companies for Diversity in 2017
Aetna was once again named to the list of Top 50 companies for diversity management.

Human Rights Campaign Foundation, 2018 Corporate Equality Index
Aetna received a perfect score of 100 percent on the index, which measures companies on workplace equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) employees. Aetna has achieved a perfect score every year since the index was created in 2002.

National Association for Female Executives, 2018 Top Companies for Executive Women
For the 18th straight year, Aetna was recognized as one of the leading corporations where women have significant clout to make decisions that affect their company’s future.

U.S. Business Leadership Network, Disability Equality Index® Best Places to Work
Aetna received a perfect score of 100 for its disability inclusion policies and practices.

Minority Business News, 2017 Corporate 101
Aetna was named to the list of “America’s Most Admired Corporations for Supplier Diversity” for its commitment to supply chain diversity.

Asian American Business Develop­ment Center, Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Award
For the 10th consecutive year, an Aetna employee has been honored with this award.

Training magazine, 2017 Top 125
Aetna was among the companies recognized for championing training and employee development.

National Association for Business Resources, Best and Brightest Companies to Work For®
Aetna subsidiary bswift was named to 2017 list, which honors organizations that display a commitment to excellence in their human resource practices and employee enrichment.

LATINA Style 50
Aetna was listed among the best companies for Latinas to work for in the U.S.

Diversity Best Practices
Aetna received the group’s seal of approval, scoring over 70 percent for best practices in leveraging diversity and inclusion efforts to achieve strategic and business goals.

National Organization on Disability, Leading Disability Employer Seal™
Aetna was among 45 organizations to receive the 2017 seal for exemplary employment practices for people with disabilities.

Professional Women’s Magazine, Best of Best
The magazine recognized Aetna as a leader in promoting the advancement of multicultural women in all aspects of business and employment.

The Women’s Forum of New York
Aetna was recognized among companies leading the way to gender balance on corporate boards.

The Black EOE Journal, Best of the Best Insurance Companies
Aetna was listed among companies promoting the advancement of African- Americans in all aspects of business and employment.

Women’s Enterprise Magazine, Top 100
Aetna was included as a Top 100 Leaders in Corporate Supplier Diversity for advocating and promoting progressive supplier diversity policies.

Affinity, Inc. Magazine, Affinity Inc.’s 100 Percent
Aetna was named for exemplary support and leadership for LGBT business equality and inclusion.

Vault Guide to Top Internships
For the third consecutive year, Aetna was ranked as a top internship by Vault—No. 2 in health care and No. 9 in financial services

Veteran Awards

Military Times, Best for Vets: Employers 2017
Aetna was among 82 companies recognized by Military Times, the first time that we made the list.

Victory Media, Military Friendly® Employers Award
For the third year in a row, Aetna was recognized with silver status on the 2018 list. Victory Media has been recognizing military friendly employers and schools with its annual lists since 2003. Aetna was also recognized by
Victory Media with a 2018 Military Friendly® Spouse Employer award, which recognizes companies that hire spouses of active duty service members and promote workforce development policies and programs.

U.S. Veterans Magazine, 2017 Best of the Best Top Veteran-Friendly Companies
Aetna was recognized for its employment opportunities for veterans, transitioning service members, disabled veterans, spouses and veteran business owners.

Technology and Innovation

Technology Executive Network, Information Security Executive, North America Project of the Year
Aetna was selected in the health care category for “Distributed Controls: Managing Security Differently Across 15 Organizations.”